C Programming - Structures, Unions, Enums - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Structures, Unions, Enums - Yes / No Questions (Q.No. 2)
2.
size of union is size of the longest element in the union
Yes
No
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Mehul said:   1 decade ago
I dont think so

union a
{
int a;
char ch[2];
}

size if a is 6 here and acc to you it should be 4

Shubham said:   1 decade ago
Max size of the union is the size of the largest data type or the memory taken by largest member.

If you want you may check it on GNU C Compiler.

Bhakar said:   1 decade ago
Cause in union one time one variable we can use.

union a
{
int a;
char b;
}a;

max size of union = integer size;

Zainab said:   1 decade ago
Please explain.

Aaradhana said:   1 decade ago
Can anyone tel why is it so?

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